Vehicle seat management system

Abstract

A vehicle seat management system configured to adjust one or more seats based on occupant and/or vehicular data. In one aspect, the occupant and/or vehicular data may be sent to a remote device for calculation of a seat adjustment algorithm. In another aspect, the seat adjustment algorithm may be sent via wireless transmission. In one example, the wireless transmission may be 5G.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A vehicle seating system for reducing user fatigue, comprising:
 a seat having a seat back and a seat bottom; 
 a first powered seat adjustment actuator to move said seat back incline forwards and backwards between at least first seat-back position and a second seat-back position, wherein said first power seat adjustment actuator includes an electric motor; and, 
 a controller for automatically controlling movement of said first powered seat adjustment actuator, wherein said controller adjusts the movement of said seat back based on a seat adjustment algorithm, the seat adjustment algorithm configured to adjust the seat-back position to reduce positional fatigue based on a combination of vehicle and occupant data, and wherein the seat adjustment algorithm comprises a control period including at least one movement period and at least one stationary period; 
 wherein said vehicle and occupant data is wirelessly transferred to a remote device for creation of the seat adjustment algorithm; and, 
 wherein the seat adjustment algorithm is wirelessly transferred to the controller from the remote device. 
 
     
     
       2. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle data includes vehicle drive status. 
     
     
       3. The system of  claim 2 , wherein the vehicle drive status includes vehicle speed, drive type, drive duration, and/or road conditions. 
     
     
       4. The system of  claim 3 , wherein the adjustment is dynamic adjustment. 
     
     
       5. The system of  claim 3 , wherein the vehicle drive status includes road conditions, and wherein said road conditions include precipitation. 
     
     
       6. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle data includes vehicle traits. 
     
     
       7. The system of  claim 6 , wherein the vehicle traits include distance from seat bottom to road surface, suspension ride type, and/or vehicle type. 
     
     
       8. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the occupant data includes occupant biometric information. 
     
     
       9. The system of  claim 8 , wherein the occupant biometric information includes weight, age, medical history, height, and/or fatigue level. 
     
     
       10. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the occupant data includes occupant position information. 
     
     
       11. The system of  claim 10 , wherein the occupant position information includes rear view mirror position, side view mirror position, brake pedal position, gas pedal position, clutch pedal position, steering wheel position, seat adjustment actuator position, occupant seat location and/or seat weight distribution. 
     
     
       12. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the occupant data includes occupant feedback information. 
     
     
       13. The system of  claim 12 , wherein the occupant feedback information includes direct feedback, and/or manual adjustment. 
     
     
       14. The system of  claim 13 , wherein direct feedback includes a user selecting a thumbs up or thumbs down on a vehicle infotainment system in response to a seat adjustment algorithm. 
     
     
       15. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the seat adjustment algorithm modifies actuation frequency, actuation magnitude, actuation movement, and/or actuation direction. 
     
     
       16. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the seat includes a seat heating and cooling system, and wherein the seat heating and cooling system is controlled by the seat adjustment algorithm. 
     
     
       17. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is connected to the internet via 5G connectivity, and wherein the seat adjustment algorithm is updated through said 5G connection. 
     
     
       18. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the controller is connected to the internet at user defined locations, and wherein the seat adjustment algorithm is updated when at the user defined locations. 
     
     
       19. The system of  claim 18 , wherein the user defined location is a user's home. 
     
     
       20. The system of  claim 19 , wherein the user defined location is a user's workplace. 
     
     
       21. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the occupant selects a preset seat adjustment algorithm from a local database. 
     
     
       22. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the seat adjustment algorithm may be overridden by manually adjusting the seat. 
     
     
       23. The system of  claim 17 , wherein an override of the seat adjustment algorithm is saved to the remote device as a user seat adjustment preference. 
     
     
       24. The system of  claim 23 , wherein the user seat adjustment preferences are transferrable from vehicle-to-vehicle. 
     
     
       25. A vehicle seating system for reducing user fatigue, comprising:
 a seat having a seat back and a seat bottom; 
 a first powered seat adjustment actuator to move said seat bottom tilt up and down between at least first seat-bottom position and a second seat-bottom position, wherein said first power seat adjustment actuator includes an electric motor; and, 
 a controller for automatically controlling movement of said first powered seat adjustment actuator, wherein said controller dynamically adjusts the movement of said seat bottom based on a seat adjustment algorithm, the seat adjustment algorithm configured to adjust the seat bottom position to reduce positional fatigue based on a combination of vehicle and occupant data, and wherein the seat adjustment algorithm comprises a control period including at least one movement period and at least one stationary period; 
 wherein said vehicle and occupant data is wirelessly transferred to a remote device for creation of the seat adjustment algorithm; and, 
 wherein the seat adjustment algorithm is wirelessly transferred to the controller from the remote device.